Is Alien Blaster the Best Pistol?

[The Nico Nico Kneecapper]

The Alien Blaster seems to have amazing damage, high fire-rate and can be upgraded to use microfusion cells at a small cost in damage. Is this pistol superior to the Deliverer, it seems to me that it might be?

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

There is no "best" anything. Play around with weapons until you find something you like. It's perks and mods that make weapons do better damage.

[Gaz O'D]

Whats peoples thoughts about the Institute Rifle?

[Mr.Hmm]

Originally posted by Gaz O'D:

Whats peoples thoughts about the Institute Rifle?

Too fat.

It takes half the screen.

[The Nico Nico Kneecapper]

Originally posted by EXPLODINSTEIN:

There is no "best" anything. Play around with weapons until you find something you like. It's perks and mods that make weapons do better damage.

But in this case the Blaster seems to have the best damage and fire-rate, for a general purpose pistol I would call that the best

[The Nico Nico Kneecapper]

Originally posted by Gaz O'D:

Whats peoples thoughts about the Institute Rifle?

Laser Rifle fully upgraded seems better except I believe the Institute Rifle may have better AP cost

[Guydodge]

i like the 10mm fully upgraded w/rapid fire.abundant ammo great action.with the single shot weapons perk maxxed.nothing better than empting a clip on someone.

[EXPLODENSTEIN]

Originally posted by Jordan Schlansky:

Originally posted by EXPLODINSTEIN:

There is no "best" anything. Play around with weapons until you find something you like. It's perks and mods that make weapons do better damage.

But in this case the Blaster seems to have the best damage and fire-rate, for a general purpose pistol I would call that the best

Best for you maybe but I have one character who fights melee and the alien blaster is quite useless. It is the perks and mods you use that will determin what is "best" for you.

[Mr.Hmm]

I personally Love Kellogs Pistol.

I fully modded it and its awesome!, sure it got 6 bullets and takes a lot of AP to attack in VATS but its really awesome.

Now I just need some cowboy armor and I can play Old West :P

[pev69]

I play max stealth, so all my weapons must be suppressed, and therefore energy weapons won't do (except gauss rifle, thank the maker it has a suppressor option!).

[Serrel]

If you get the deliverer 10mm silenced pistol, that can take out anything. Once I got it and modded it, I found myself using it all the time except distance for which I used either a gauss rifle of .50 cal.

Kelogs pistol is nice also.

[Sentient_Toaster]

Originally posted by Gaz O'D:

Whats peoples thoughts about the Institute Rifle?

All the Institute weapons are rather weak compared to their non-Institute counterparts.

A plasma pistol can be made to do much more damage than the alien blaster. Bear in mind that you can shove an improved sniper barrel and an overcharged capacitor on a plasma gun and it's still considered a pistol for Gunslinger purposes if you use any grip.

I've got a very low-tech, non-legendary suppressed pistol w/ a base damage of 123 or so per shot, heh -- pipe bolt-action pistol w/ a .50 cal receiver, glow reflex sight, suppressor, long finned barrel. It's a lot lighter than the .50 cal sniper rifle, basically just as punchy, range is still ~280, fun to hunt super mutants and raiders with for when I feel like playing a bit slower than the Deliverer permits. Extremely cheap -- value < 120 even when the mods. Might go well with a settler outfit.

(Or my explosive combat shotgun, but that's completely ridiculous power-wise. Crippled a torso, leg and arm of a legendary super mutant warlord with a single shotgun shell, for instance.)

[The Extreme Potato]

Nope

The deliverer and kellogg's pistol are better IMO.

[chris.boney]

modded targeting target seeking plasma infused fully automatic alien blaster smg...
nice.

O.O

[ComradePreacher]

Ah I have my Cheeki Breeki journey afther some harsh living in the Zone! I use my silenced assault rifle for tactical sweeping! Must remove Kebab gunners and other threats!

Deliverer and Kellogg's pistols are amazing very good! I prefer non silenced for pistol however. use it on bigger gun! Who needs fat man when you have cheeki breeki powers and a rifle? heavy weapons and PA is for ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥!

[The Nico Nico Kneecapper]

Originally posted by pev69:

I play max stealth, so all my weapons must be suppressed, and therefore energy weapons won't do (except gauss rifle, thank the maker it has a suppressor option!).

I've heard although it doesn't get sandman bonus it is silent